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XTbe Searcb-XIgbt. i I’HOIMlIRTOIl Entered at the Poet Ojfice at Bainbridg Oa., at tecond-elaet matter. THE VAW FEEDS »EH . We have built bo many new bat tleships. cruiser* and other vesBels for our navy that the need of a large ly increased force ot officers and men have been imperative. This need has been all the more urgent by the large number of de sertions during the past year. Admiral Crowninshield, in Ins re cent report, shows that in the last twelve months there have been 9,890 enlistments in the navy and no less thau 3,158 desertions. The census sets at rest any linger ing fear thaU may have been felt that the colored population ot the country might be increasing more rapidly than the white population. As a matter of fact, the statistics show that there has been a decrease of three'leiiths of one per cent, in the proportion of colored element of population as compared with the census of 1890, and a corresponding increase in the proportion of white element. The colored population, however, showed an increase of 17.8 per cent, in the ten years, while the increase of the white was 21 4 per cent. Thus two important facts are set forth, namely, that the negroes are not dying out, and that the whiles are increasing more rapidly than the blacks. Mr. J. CJ. Minis, of Brinson, an experienced truck farmer, was in town yesterday with a load of vege tables which he easily disposed of Ht a good price. Mr. Mims informs us that off one acre of land this season be has cleared $35 in tomatoes After the tomatoes were marketed he planted the same ground in snap beans, which crop was grown and marketed in eight weeks and has to date netted him $38 additional. This make a net profit for Mr- Mims of $73 on one acre and shows what our farmers can do by turning their attention to other matters than the production of cotton. It is not generally believed that the President’s Southern blood led to his recent entu rtaiuiuent of Book er Washington as a special guest of himself, wife and daughters. Be yond all don lit Ins attempted lesson of racial equality, if such it be, will be spent to no avail so far as our people are concerned. Mr. Koose- vell opened his administration with the Hueming good will ot the South' ern people and it is unfortunate that he should have unnecessarily enter ed upon a course objectionable to them. The Southern press has been pour ing “broadsides” into the President, and that too with a greater or less amount of justification. “Lay on Macduff” and the balance of it, say we. The cotton market for the present season has presented almost an un paralleled continuous fluctuation. First up, then down, thu farmer has been kept guessing at what he should do. Our subscription list continues to grow, and so does the business of the mercha't who advertises his wares through the columns of the Search Light. The Quitman Free Press contin ues easily one of the best weekly pa pers in the State. Charity hideth a multitude of sins so do the evening shadows tiiat light ly hover. l» S >:eh L’m'T ami gc all the news li •>* every *..« re. iisUAii KjJOJJ mUaI/A. Oolnmlras Ledger Discusses Important ouestKa. The Southern Railway Company recently ran a “Good Roads Special” over its line stopping at the leading towns along its route for the pur pose ol encouraging the construction of better road wavs. Among the places visited was Columbus, Ga. and the Ledger of that place says in reference to the same. The possibilities of good that may result from the visit of “The Good Roads Special” are incalculable. They depend largely, of course, on the co-operation of the lriends of good roads in tlie localities visited and the surrounding country. In almost every part of Georgia there is an abundance of excellent material for road building and with the application of proper methods this material could be worked so as effect a revolution in the roads of Georgia at a cost very small in com' parison of the benefits that would accrue. Every time a good road is substi tuted for a bad one the wealth of the country in which the change is made is increased. The value of all prop erty on or near the line of improved roads is increased immediately. The building of good roads is the best investment tlie people of Geor gia can make, and they will soon have presented to them some very valuable object lessons on this sub ject. Muscogee county is tar ahead of many counties in the state as regards good roads, the county commission' ers taking an especial interest and pride in keeping up the roads and making permanent improvements. Some excellent work has been done in ibis line, the countv chain gang furnishing the labor and being pio- vided with portable camps can be easily transported to any part of the county. While much is yet to be accom plished. the county can boast of some ns good road work as any county in the state and although the best meth ods have been adopted, still there may be something yet to learn and in this respect the “Good Roads Special” and the work it does may ho of some service in learning the road makers of the county som# new ideas iu regard to the matter. If such things are to be given free, Columbus is as much entitled to cb tain them as any other place. Pastor Richards To Albany. Rev, W. L. Richards, who has been in change of the Baptist church in this for some months has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Albany Ga. For some time Mr. Richrrds has had the matter under advisement and his friends had hoped that lie would not accept. However he has announced his intention of moving to Albany. Since coming to Bainbridge Mr Richards has engratiated himself with the people of all den raiuations and his removal to another city will be perhaps as much regretted by the members of other churches as of his own. lie is a fluent and logical speaker and commands the admira tion and repect of those with whom he meets. While regretting to giv<* him up, yet it is pleasure to us to ’-600101001111 him to the people of Albany as one worthy of their confidence and who is a progressive and aggressive leader 111 the community in which he resides. Mr. Richards and his esteemable sister Miss Richards will move to A1 any at a ijearlv date in order that he may tuko active charge of the church to which he has been choser. Don’t wait until you become chroncal- ly constipated but tHke DeWitt’s Little Eariy Kisers now aud then. They wil keep yntir live- and bowels in good or Vi. liu'V 10 like. S.,tc pi.J.. ] Grenada DRUG COMPANY "I&C cur Oil A TED.” J. W. CALLAHAN N.T.PIKE, President, Manager. Eiiiilritye : Gwgria Permanent Prices on Leading Patent Medicines, For Cash Only Malted Milk, large |3 “ “ small Muhin's Food Hall’s Catarrh Cure Mustang Liniment Saules Eradicator R. R. Relief ChRinberland’s Dio. Remedy...* Richmond's Hair Dve ' Hall’s Hair Renewer Avor’s Hail- Vigor Coke’s Dandruff Core Abbey's Salts Winslow's Soothing Syrup Elictric Liniment. King's New Discovery Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral La Faure's Balsam Sloan’s Liniment.. . Barker's N. and B. Liniment Pain Killer A'c -\Hester's Bird Food Pond’s Extract •lapnnese Oil Darby's Fluid Bromo Seltzer, large Lithm Tablets- Resmal Lithia Water. , °azo Ointment Ripans Tabules Ely's CreRm Balm. Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets Teethina Lewis' Eve Water Dickev’s Eye Water Salter’s Eye Water Thompson’s Eve Water Chamberlain's Eye Salve Tetterine Mitehels Eve Salve Pyramid Pile Cure Bromo Laxative Q-inine Smith Bro's Cough D-ops ..... Black Draught Stock Powders Barker's Horse and Cattle Pnu-.Vr Blue Grass Hor«e and P-ittle Pow'r Morse's Indian Roof pj|l. Carter's Little Liver Pills .. Tutt's Pills Rad way’s Pills ’• v illinm's Pink* Pills Reerluim's PiUs . Hood's Pills .• l.'ascarets Roster's Rat. and Roach Paste Boochees German Svnip Grand Pa’s Wonder Soap C C. Pills, box - Red Raven Splits - At nit Extract Household A moms 4-V 4!>e (Me 20c 45c 45c 20c f,0c 85g 8ftc 79c 20e 2f)c 2He 45c 79c 25c 20c 20c 20c 30c 40c 40c 40c 20c 20c 45c 85c 45c 10c 45c 40c 20c 20c 20c 18c 18,. 20c 45c 20, • 45c 20c 05c 20c 18c 15c 18c 18c 18c 18c 45c 20c 30c 10c 15c 90c 05c 05c 15,- 95c 10c 305,0 The Equitable Life Assurance Si [Strongest in the Woild.] ASSETS OVER SURPLUS OVER Issues all Forms of Life Assurance. The 5 per cent Gold Bonds of the Equitahl than U. S. Bonds The new guaranteed (ash v*!f eies are the most liberal and up-to-date contracts loans at 5 per cent. Paid up or extended assurance years. Those wishing safe investments or Assurance tl J will do well to investigate tlie Equitble. For f u ji. tioncall on - R. G. Habtbfield, L 0(fl l » 1 J. C. Boynton, Special Agt. So. Ga, i s t v'J* BAINBRfDGE, GEORGIA. ^ Custom, bottle 55c Peruna, “ 74c Grave’s Tonic, bottle 35c Johnson's T, nic. bottle 35e Paragon Chill Touic 40c Hradfield’s Female Regulator 79c Mot ber’s Friend 79c Philotoken 85c Swamp Knot, large 74c Swamp Root, small 48o Pierce’s Favorite Prescription... 79c Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery 79c Plantation Sarsaparilla 45c A yer's Sarsaparilla 79c Hance’s Sarsaparilla 71c Hood’s Sarsaparilla 79c Cuticura Resolvent, large 85c " “ small 45c Gravbeard 85c B. B. B.. large sjil 25c *• “ “small 85c S. S. s., large “ “ “small 85c Syrup of Figs 40o Celery Compound 74c Electric Bitters * 45c Hosrford'e Acid Phosphate—... 40c Dr. Mile's Nervine 8'm Wine Cardin.... Hoc St Joseph Quick Releif 35c Simmon’s Liver Regulator 20c Black Draught 20c Cod LiierOil 70c Scof’s Emulsion . 45c Dr Shoop’s Remedies Phenal Sodeque 40c Full stock of Quaker Remedies. Iron Tonic 74c Lemon Elixir, large 85c “ “ small 4‘(. A. J. MacDonal DEALER IN HARDWARE, stoves, eras, COTLEKV. Stakes Genuine Dixie Plows. (Maw% Plows jnst received! s WATER STREE7, .• .* .• „• RAINBRIM Ludden, Campbell, Smith] (FRED 3SA1T1T M AIT AGEE) Jacksonville, Floi KIMBALL PIANO, WHITNEY PIANO, HEINZE, PIANO, KIMBALL PIPE ORGAN KIMBALL HEED OliGAl APOLLO SELF PLAYER MR. CAPERS KING has charge of Decatur County of Our Line 1 here for at least One Week in- Every Month, \\ e solicit for him your valuable patronage and promise you the VEI INSTRUMENTS For The Least Money. if it a nw ROW « \ i.c iu yctr »\ua—wir'd dn tls- Fancy and Fantj GROCERIES -A.T LOWEST FPtICl I Have opened a FIRST CLASS Grocery Store next to my n mi 55 1 st street and handle only The Best Goods in tny line, lj bvore Heat nor Clerk Hire to Pay; Therefore, I oan sell jou good! ent cheaper than other merchant!). To My Country Friends I 5Vill buy vour chickens and eggs and give you thebestCAS on all you bring me. H. B. Brocket SUGAR MILLS # D. T. SUTHERLAND, Machine Works and BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA. ■£|» • . connection with our Foundry and Machine business bunding a liue of heavy, strong. Two-roller Sugar Mills. 14 x 1 in diameter 1 lie 10 inch is made with or without frame. 1 <§># best materials and workmanship used iu the manufacture of ou Si r nces. photo and general information on application. Sea tbefore buying; you will be pleaded with them. Stucky & Cox, Livery, Sale and Feed. Sta WEST STREET BAINBRIDGE, GA. First-Ciass Rigs, GoodSurries, Po Drivers for Occasions. — (o) Transfer Business. ’Bus meets all Boats and Bailway Trains day aud night, 1 gage Wagon will transfer Baggage either way. I®* ’Phone No. 104 your wante for BEST SERVIfF-^ B'l’UOKT ^ ^ T